Chapter 415 - Stupidity (1/2)
When Lei Ying heard Qin Feng’s name, he finally lost it like a startled cat.
“It’s all Qin Feng’s fault!”
Lei Ying had lost too much. He had invested hundreds of billions of ammunition and had more than twenty D-tier apt.i.tude users sacrificed in the failed ambush. These were Leitang’s precious a.s.sets that he had acc.u.mulated painstakingly over the years.
The disastrous ambush pained him both mentally and financially. He had every reason to blame it on Qin Feng for the huge loss.
“If not because the brat had taken multiple actions and uploaded the video, I would not have been tempted to launch the ambush. It’s impossible to kill those beasts so easily. I am sure those videos were made-up hoaxes!”
Xu Qing did not even know what to say about Lei Ying anymore.
Qin Feng had actually suggested ambus.h.i.+ng the Grans but definitely not in the same way Lei Ying had executed it. Lei Ying’s action was plain stupidity.
“You are lacking in both execution and brain cells. More pathetically, you don’t even have the gut to bear responsibility for your own failure…” Someone in the crowd spoke unhurriedly.
The crowd looked toward the direction of the voice. They subconsciously made way for the person, despite being C-tier apt.i.tude users themselves.
The presence of Lei Ying only further underscored Qin Feng’s excellence as a tactician. The latter had earned his respect from the crowd.
Qin Feng held Bai Li’s hand and walked to the center of attention. He stood in front of Lei Ying and Xu Qing. His face carried a mocking smile. “Lei Ying, how old are you now? I would have thought that you are just a theorist in a university instead of a soldier in the frontline, judging by your naivety.” Qin Feng’s words were full of sarcasm.
The crowds were amused and laughed boisterously.
If Lei Ying tried to push the blame to Qin Feng in front of Leitang’s men, then maybe his underlings would have echoed him.
But s.h.i.+fting the blame in the middle of the hall in front of a B-tier general was just a brainless act.
His arrogance had gotten the better of him. Lei Ying’s action only revealed how narrow-minded and self-centered a person he was in front of the crowd. Everyone in the crowd lost their respect toward him.
“Quiet!” Xu Qing bellowed. He had grown tired of Lei Ying’s clown act. Qin Feng appeared even more amiable in front of Lei Ying.
“Now is not the time to laugh. Don’t you guys understand what’s going to happen soon?”
The laughter slowly died down. The same horrible thought began to creep into everyone’s mind.
“Qin Feng, tell them what’s going to happen next!” Xu Qing asked.
Qin Feng did not shy away. “At first, the Grans would probably be too frightened to make another move after losing some of their soldiers in the past two days. Unexpectedly, one of our comrades, Lei Ying here, had generously given them a lifeline. With the encouraging battle outcome, the Grans’ spirit must have been revitalized. I bet they are already on their way toward the colony.”
His words sent a dark cloud over everyone’s mind. The C-tier apt.i.tude users in this hall were at the same level as Lei Ying and w.a.n.g Jian.
If w.a.n.g Jian could not survive against the Grans, then they probably would not stand a very high chance too.
If they wished to live, then the only way was to desert the colony.
But deserting before an imminent war would leave a bad record in their profile. Worse still, they might be given a warning by the Human Alliance and have their certification revoked.
Qin Feng watched the crowd and continued, “Based on my prediction, the Grans will reach Colony Three quickest by 5 hours and not later than 7 hours.”
Xu Qing nodded in agreement and ordered, “So stop standing here and prepare for battle!”
“Yes! General!”
The crowd left the hall in heavy footsteps.
Lei Ying, too, left grudgingly. He had come to the certification hall not to be mocked by the others. Instead, his plan was to inform Xu Qing about the movement of the Grans, hoping that he would be rewarded tens of billions for providing intel like Qin Feng.